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Lakeshore Classic Movies
An Ideal Husband (1947)
Season 2023
Episode 52
A prominent, upstanding politician is preparing to expose a financial scandal, but he is soon haunted by his past when a blackmailer threatens to reveal a youthful indiscretion. Paulette Goddard stars in this film based on the Oscar Wilde play.
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